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This article reports that Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) had record profits of 1.904 billion euros in 2025, which is 10% more than in 2024. The bank will pay the State 1.250 billion euros in dividends, “the largest ever in Portuguese banking”.
Euronext, the company that manages the Lisbon stock exchange and seven other European stock markets, closed 2025 with a net profit of €642.9 million, a 9.8% increase in profits compared to 2024, but 1.5% below analysts' estimates compiled by Refinitiv, which projected profits of €652.81 million.
The 'steering wheel' of Santander in Portugal will change hands, with Isabel Guerreiro taking the helm of a bank that has profits nearing 1 billion for the third consecutive year. The new leader rules out acquisitions.
